Coordinator Finance & Accounting Services

Position: Coordinator 2 Finance & Accounting Services
Location:

Hattie Mae White

Department:
Budget - Central Office Support

Area:

Northwest

Contract Months:12

Salary Range: $85,000.00 - $

Academic Year: 25-26

JOB SUMMARY

Under general direction, responsible for monitoring and overseeing school budgets withinm the unit. Serves as a technical resource to other Unit team members in supporting the budgetary, financial, and position management support of schools. Responsible for monitoring, overseeing and processing transactions for school budgets, travel, purchase, and positions requests primarily from general fund and activity fund budgets. Ensures maximum impact of fiscal recourses and facilitates compliance to federal, state, and local guidelines and policies.

Ensures maximum impact of fiscal recourses and facilitates compliance to federal, state, and local guidelines and policies.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

* Directly support schools within the unit on budget, purchasing, payroll, activity funds, travel and other fiscal support needs. Coordinate work between and among units and central office departments.

* Process position control actions for the unit.

* Review purchase requests and create shopping carts for schools.

* Coordinate completion of goods receipts to ensure prompt payment of vendor invoices.

* Review and enter travel requests for schools.

* Review final travel receipts for compliance to the financial procedures manual.

* Review and enter procard transaction allocations.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED

* Performs school budget analysis, reporting, ensure account coding compliance and best practices processes to maximize the impact of fiscal resources and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local procedures and guidelines.

* Assists the Director 1 Finance & Accounting Services - Division with monthly school spending variance and projections reports.

* Prepares compliance reports required by federal, state, and local agencies. Fulfill state and national compliance and reporting requirements.

* Provides technical support to team members in the monitoring and maintaining of budgetary and staffing controls for schools. Troubleshoots problems and provides corrective actions to facilitate a smooth operation in support of school and district goals and action plans.

* Provides budgetary support, compilation, and balancing to unit campuses in the annual budget development and amendement process.

* Responsible for developing, monitoring and refining of KPI's for the role and the unit.

* Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Degree in Accounting or other finance, data analysis, or technology related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

3+ years

SKILL AND/OR REQUIRED LICENSING/CERTIFICATION

SAP preferred, Microsoft Office, Office equipment (e.g., computer, copier)

Advanced Excel and PowerPoint preferred.

Ability to pay close attention to detail and accuracy;

Ability to implement effective workflow processes and procedures; follow chain of command;

Willingness to take initiative, high level of self-motivation, and easily works independently or as part of a team;

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

Work Leadership. Regularly provides project management or team leadership to a group of two or more employees, but does not have formal supervisory responsibility. Leading and directing typically involves monitoring work and providing guidance on escalated issues. Most of work time is spent performing many of same duties they are leading.

WORK COMPLEXITY/INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT

Work involves the application of moderately complex procedures and tasks that are quite varied. Independent judgment is often required to select and apply the most appropriate of available resources. Ongoing supervision is provided on an "as needed" basis.

BUDGET AUTHORITY

Specifies requirements for a plan and / or budget.

PROBLEM SOLVING

Decisions are made on both routine and non-routine matters with some latitude, but are still subject to approval. Job is occasionally expected to recommend new solutions to problems and improve existing methods or generate new ideas.

IMPACT OF DECISIONS

Decisions have moderate impact to the facility / department or division, causing increased satisfaction or dissatisfaction; producing efficiencies or delays; promoting or inhibiting personal intellectual or professional development; and / or contributing to financial gain or expense. Errors may be serious, usually not subject to direct verification or check, causing losses such as improper cost calculations, over payment or improper utilization of labor, materials or equipment.

Effect usually confined to the organization itself and is short term.

COMMUNICATION/INTERACTIONS

Information sharing - gives and receives information such as options, technical direction, instructions and reporting results. Interactions are mostly with customers, own supervisor and coworkers in own or other departments.

May be required to travel to Division campuses.

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS

Takes routine or required customer actions to meet customer needs. Responds…